Yankees INF Youkilis needs surgery, Teixeira to DL

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FILE - In this June 11, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira reacts after taking a strike from Oakland Athletics' Jerry Blevins in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery and Teixeira returned to the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, June 18, 2013, with an aching right wrist, the latest injury setbacks for the depleted Yankees. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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